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Common Name Scientific Name Year Bycatch (Live+ TABLE 7.5.2a PACIFIC ISLANDS REGION FISH BYCATCH BY FISHERY (2012) Fishery bycatch ratio = bycatch / (bycatch + landings). COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME YEAR BYCATCH (LIVE+DEAD) BYCATCH (DEAD) UNIT CV FOOTNOTE(S) American Samoa Pelagic Longline Albacore - South Pacific Thunnus alalunga 2012 59,506.20 56,774.90 POUND Bigeye thresher Alopias superciliosus 2012 15,333.80 3,680.10 POUND a Bigeye tuna - Pacific Thunnus obesus 2012 34,437.60 5,458.40 POUND Billfishes Istiophoridae 2012 5,049.40 3,366.50 POUND Black gemfish Nesiarchus nasutus 2012 143.40 23.90 POUND Black mackerel Scombrolabrax heterolepis 2012 21,548.10 13,334.00 POUND Blue marlin - Pacific Makaira nigricans 2012 129,206.10 60,468.40 POUND Blue shark - South Pacific Prionace glauca 2012 412,766.60 16,139.20 POUND Bony fishes (unidentified) Osteichthyes 2012 22.10 14.70 POUND Brama pomfrets (unidentified) Bramidae 2012 480.20 215.30 POUND b Brilliant pomfret Eumegistus illustris 2012 409.30 163.70 POUND b Cottonmouth jacks (unidentified) Uraspis 2012 18.30 18.30 POUND Crestfish Lophotus lacepede 2012 1,945.90 690.40 POUND Dolphinfish - Pacific Coryphaena hippurus 2012 9,262.20 2,510.10 POUND Driftfishes Cubiceps 2012 14.50 0.00 POUND Escolar Lepidocybium flavobrunneum 2012 121,161.60 16,671.80 POUND c Galapagos shark Carcharhinus galapagensis 2012 2,140.40 0.00 POUND Great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda 2012 7,431.70 1,396.40 POUND Hammerhead sharks Sphyrna 2012 201.60 0.00 POUND Hammerjaw Omosudis lowii 2012 200.20 200.20 POUND Knifetail pomfret Taractes rubescens 2012 293.60 83.90 POUND b Longfin mako Isurus paucus 2012 2,354.70 0.00 POUND d Longnose lancetfish Alepisaurus ferox 2012 32,113.20 27,983.40 POUND Makos Isurus 2012 512.10 0.00 POUND d Manta Manta birostris 2012 2,552.00 0.00 POUND Mantas and/or mobulas (unidentified) Mobula 2012 1,584.00 396.00 POUND Ocean sunfish Mola mola 2012 1,847.00 0.00 POUND Oceanic whitetip shark Carcharhinus longimanus 2012 12,995.00 4,758.80 POUND Oilfish Ruvettus pretiosus 2012 8,222.90 391.40 POUND c Opah - Pacific Lampris guttatus 2012 20,331.30 5,735.40 POUND Pelagic puffer Lagocephalus lagocephalus 2012 304.30 152.20 POUND Pelagic stingray Pteroplatytrygon violacea 2012 109,876.80 28,963.50 POUND Pompano dolphinfish Coryphaena equiselis 2012 1.20 0.00 POUND Rainbow runner Elagatis bipinnulata 2012 57.20 57.20 POUND Razorback scabbardfish Assurger anzac 2012 635.30 381.20 POUND Roudi escolar Promethichthys prometheus 2012 26,995.50 10,728.00 POUND c Table 7.5.2a 1 COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME YEAR BYCATCH (LIVE+DEAD) BYCATCH (DEAD) UNIT CV FOOTNOTE(S) Rough pomfret Taractes asper 2012 21.00 0.00 POUND b Sailfish Istiophorus platypterus 2012 3,815.90 2,384.90 POUND Scalloped ribbonfish Zu cristatus 2012 35.80 0.00 POUND Sharks (unidentified) Chondrichthyes 2012 1,610.40 0.00 POUND Shortbill spearfish Tetrapturus angustirostris 2012 42,029.70 34,863.60 POUND Shortfin mako Isurus oxyrinchus 2012 44,556.90 17,172.20 POUND d Sickle pomfret Taractichthys steindachneri 2012 7,524.70 2,944.40 POUND b Silky shark Carcharhinus falciformis 2012 35,611.10 18,628.10 POUND Skipjack tuna - Central Western Pacific Katsuwonus pelamis 2012 99,875.30 96,399.70 POUND Slender mola Ranzania laevis 2012 29,128.00 26,506.50 POUND Snake mackerel Gempylus serpens 2012 23,621.00 8,371.30 POUND c Striped marlin - Central Western Pacific Kajikia audax 2012 16,049.40 7,132.40 POUND Swordfish Xiphias gladius 2012 4,158.20 2,714.40 POUND Tapertail ribbonfish Trachipterus fukuzakii 2012 1,254.00 675.30 POUND Thresher sharks (unidentified) Alopiidae 2012 3,109.70 777.40 POUND a Tunas Scombridae 2012 39,779.90 39,600.90 POUND Wahoo - Pacific Acanthocybium solandri 2012 58,136.10 52,496.90 POUND Yellowfin tuna - Central Western Pacific Thunnus albacares 2012 46,137.40 17,453.80 POUND TOTAL FISHERY BYCATCH 1,498,409.80 588,879.10 POUND TOTAL FISHERY LANDINGS 9,184,468.00 POUND TOTAL CATCH (Bycatch + Landings) 10,682,877.80 POUND FISHERY BYCATCH RATIO (Bycatch/Total Catch) 0.14 0.06 Hawaii-Based Deep-Set Pelagic Longline Fishery for Tuna Albacore - North Pacific Thunnus alalunga 2012 10,348.90 8,602.00 POUND Bigeye thresher Alopias superciliosus 2012 670,173.60 115,806.00 POUND a Bigeye tuna - Pacific Thunnus obesus 2012 147,758.30 28,192.30 POUND Billfishes Istiophoridae 2012 38,962.30 33,901.10 POUND Black gemfish Nesiarchus nasutus 2012 180.00 120.00 POUND Black mackerel Scombrolabrax heterolepis 2012 3,013.40 1,818.90 POUND Blue marlin - Pacific Makaira nigricans 2012 10,835.30 7,223.90 POUND Blue shark - North Pacific Prionace glauca 2012 5,097,787.20 197,284.40 POUND Bony fishes (other) Osteichthyes 2012 816.40 444.40 POUND Bony fishes (unidentified) Osteichthyes 2012 371.30 302.90 POUND Brama pomfrets (unidentified) Bramidae 2012 9,039.30 3,613.00 POUND b Brilliant pomfret Eumegistus illustris 2012 1,840.10 644.00 POUND b Cookiecutter shark Isistius brasiliensis 2012 13.70 0.00 POUND Cottonmouth jacks (unidentified) Uraspis 2012 44.40 33.30 POUND Crestfish Lophotus lacepede 2012 2,535.20 1,120.30 POUND Crocodile shark Pseudocarcharias kamoharai 2012 4,725.90 380.00 POUND Table 7.5.2a 2 COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME YEAR BYCATCH (LIVE+DEAD) BYCATCH (DEAD) UNIT CV FOOTNOTE(S) Deepwater dogfishes Squalidae 2012 2,443.20 539.20 POUND Dolphinfish - Pacific Coryphaena hippurus 2012 40,776.10 26,887.80 POUND Driftfishes Cubiceps 2012 21.10 7.00 POUND Escolar Lepidocybium flavobrunneum 2012 28,979.00 11,956.70 POUND c Galapagos shark Carcharhinus galapagensis 2012 372.20 0.00 POUND Great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda 2012 1,878.00 469.50 POUND Hammerjaw Omosudis lowii 2012 550.00 550.00 POUND Knifetail pomfret Taractes rubescens 2012 63,488.80 12,627.90 POUND b Longfin mako Isurus paucus 2012 22,732.00 8,856.40 POUND d Longnose lancetfish Alepisaurus ferox 2012 1,225,056.80 1,128,889.90 POUND Makos Isurus 2012 7,095.40 417.20 POUND d Manta Manta birostris 2012 968.00 0.00 POUND Mantas and/or mobulas (unidentified) Mobula 2012 6,204.00 0.00 POUND Ocean sunfish Mola mola 2012 7,203.50 0.00 POUND Oceanic whitetip shark Carcharhinus longimanus 2012 30,845.40 6,674.90 POUND Oilfish Ruvettus pretiosus 2012 6,873.50 1,220.70 POUND c Opah - Pacific Lampris guttatus 2012 27,552.50 18,460.20 POUND Pelagic puffer Lagocephalus lagocephalus 2012 2,592.40 795.60 POUND Pelagic stingray Pteroplatytrygon violacea 2012 29,436.00 8,130.20 POUND Pelagic thresher Alopias pelagicus 2012 26,647.20 13,179.70 POUND a Pompano dolphinfish Coryphaena equiselis 2012 254.30 178.00 POUND Rainbow runner Elagatis bipinnulata 2012 74.80 49.90 POUND Rays (unidentified) Rajiformes 2012 79.20 0.00 POUND Razorback scabbardfish Assurger anzac 2012 900.70 300.20 POUND Roudi escolar Promethichthys prometheus 2012 47,631.90 14,113.30 POUND c Rough pomfret Taractes asper 2012 1,212.10 51.60 POUND b Rough triggerfish Canthidermis maculata 2012 22.00 22.00 POUND Sailfish Istiophorus platypterus 2012 330.30 330.30 POUND Salmon shark Lamna ditropis 2012 322.50 0.00 POUND Sandbar shark Carcharhinus plumbeus 2012 372.40 124.10 POUND Scalloped hammerhead Sphyrna lewini 2012 257.90 257.90 POUND Scalloped ribbonfish Zu cristatus 2012 164.50 82.30 POUND Sharks (other) Chondrichthyes 2012 45.40 0.00 POUND Sharks (unidentified) Chondrichthyes 2012 19,100.50 857.60 POUND Sharptail mola Masturus lanceolatus 2012 11,484.00 0.00 POUND Shortbill spearfish Tetrapturus angustirostris 2012 22,957.80 20,143.10 POUND Shortfin mako Isurus oxyrinchus 2012 217,129.20 43,252.10 POUND d Sickle pomfret Taractichthys steindachneri 2012 8,065.40 3,397.90 POUND b Silky shark Carcharhinus falciformis 2012 57,126.10 12,996.20 POUND Table 7.5.2a 3 COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME YEAR BYCATCH (LIVE+DEAD) BYCATCH (DEAD) UNIT CV FOOTNOTE(S) Skipjack tuna - Central Western Pacific Katsuwonus pelamis 2012 73,549.60 71,872.70 POUND Slender mola Ranzania laevis 2012 17,402.00 9,907.00 POUND Smooth hammerhead Sphyrna zygaena 2012 8,119.00 2,706.00 POUND Snake mackerel Gempylus serpens 2012 185,453.90 80,783.70 POUND c Striped marlin - Central Western Pacific Kajikia audax 2012 15,822.00 9,622.90 POUND Tapertail ribbonfish Trachipterus fukuzakii 2012 2,678.70 1,674.20 POUND Thresher shark Alopias vulpinus 2012 62.80 0.00 POUND a Thresher sharks (unidentified) Alopiidae 2012 56,020.90 11,366.60 POUND a Tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier 2012 8,349.00 2,782.70 POUND Tunas Scombridae 2012 18,928.90 18,239.90 POUND Unidentified puffers Tetraodontidae 2012 30.40 15.20 POUND Unidentified snake mackerels Gempylidae 2012 13.00 6.50 POUND c Wahoo - Pacific Acanthocybium solandri 2012 7,620.70 6,969.90 POUND Yellowfin tuna - Central Western Pacific Thunnus albacares 2012 32,949.70 15,160.10 POUND TOTAL FISHERY BYCATCH 8,344,692.00 1,966,413.30 POUND TOTAL FISHERY LANDINGS 23,010,699.00 POUND TOTAL CATCH (Bycatch + Landings) 31,355,391.00 POUND FISHERY BYCATCH RATIO (Bycatch/Total Catch) 0.27 0.06 Hawaii-Based Shallow-Set Pelagic Longline Fishery for Swordfish Albacore - North Pacific Thunnus alalunga 2012 3,919.60 1,948.00 POUND Bigeye thresher Alopias superciliosus 2012 5,476.40 561.90 POUND a Bigeye tuna - Pacific Thunnus obesus 2012 3,177.80 962.90 POUND Billfishes Istiophoridae 2012 614.70 68.30 POUND Blue marlin - Pacific Makaira nigricans 2012 200.30 0.00 POUND Blue shark - North Pacific Prionace glauca 2012 230,556.50 16,484.80 POUND Bony fishes (other) Osteichthyes 2012 73.40 33.60 POUND Bony fishes (unidentified) Osteichthyes 2012 9.20 6.10 POUND Brama pomfrets (unidentified) Bramidae 2012 603.90 368.70 POUND b Brilliant pomfret Eumegistus illustris 2012
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